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Hokitika Guardian, 21 January 1918, Page 2

The Military Appeal Board sat this morning at 10 o’clock. The Minister of Public Works notifies in this,issue the intention to take land in Waimea Survey District. Great Reductions in hats and sum mer costumes at Misses Addison’s. Inspection invited.—Advt. Mr. H. McLean has given a hearty invitation to visiting bowlers to attend his picture entertainment at the Opera House on Tuesday evening.

Messrs AY. Jeffries and Coy., make further additions to their Hari Hari sale list for Wednesday of fat cattle and sheep. The funeral of the late Mrs F. Smith took place oil Satn'rdav afternoon and wais attended by a good many mourners. The services at Sfc Mary’s Church and the grave were conducted by the (Rev. Father, Shaefer.

Messrs Falkenbach Limited notify that they have room for a few more .gentlemen passengers for the round motor trip, Hokitika-Nelson-Christ-church, spoke of as one of the best' carrlides Jin the Dominion. ‘Appliciation should l)o made at once at the garage. Advice has l)cen received by the Y.M. C.A. National Headquarters that IF -V Kenner of Auckland, one of the New Zealand Field Secretaries in charge of a Red Cross Triangle Hut in France, has.been slightly wounded in the head while on service for Now Zealand sol-’ diers.

Under the auspices of the Hokitika branch of the New Zealand Labour Party, Mr. P. C. Webb M. P. will deli ver addresses at Hindi on Tuesday night, and at the Opera House. Hokitika on Wednesday night- at 8 o’clock, the subject being “The Case for Labour.”—Advt.

The green light in Rangmito Channel (Auckland) went out suddenly a few nights' ago. and on examination it was found that a swarm of bees had settled on the lamp, and closed the ventilation hole, with the result that the pilot light was extinguished. The lamp wa s opened and re-lit. On a previous occasion, the lamp was extinguished by a swarm of flies.

A unique ceremony took place at the morning service at Toko Presbyterian Church on Sunday (says’ the Bruce Herald), when two sets of twins were baptised. This is the first occasion on record in the 60 years’ history of the elinrch of a similar event, and is more noteworthy in view of the pronounced disinclination by the majority <>f parents for public baptism.

Two men in a trap hud a sensational ; experience on the Rimufnkn hill, Thursday, says a Masterton correspondent. Their horse backed over the side nf the hill and fell a distance of between two and three hundred feet. Passers-by in cars had much difficulty in recovering (bo men. one of whom was severely injured a.ml conveyed toGreytown Hospital. The horse was killed outright. It is believed that the men. who had a marvellous escape from death, belonged to Featherston.

Misses Addison have a special line of girls’ Sportscoats, selling at 11/6. Inspection invited. —Advt. ,